Comparison

Alpha Remote Controller vs Kino

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alpha Remote Controller

Control compatible cameras wirelessly via Bluetooth for quick reconnections and low power consumption. Operate recording, capture photos, zoom, and focus with customizable speed settings. Offers quick access from lock screen, control center, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth camera control
  • Record, shutter, and focus operation
  • Adjustable zoom and focus speed
  • Monitor signal strength
  • View camera state
  • Quick access from lock screen and Apple Watch
Features
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Quick and reliable wireless remote trigger for supported cameras. This application use bluetooth connection instead of both bluetooth and wifi like many other apps. That approach allows really quick reconnection and very low power consumption. This app doesn't provide live view or full control over camera. Please read full feature list and list of supported cameras down bellow. Features: - Connect and control one or multiple cameras simultaneously. - Easily operate the Record, C1, and AF-ON buttons by pressing, holding, or locking the hold function. - Capture photos by pressing the shutter button or, if enabled in settings, use one finger for half-press and two fingers for full-press functionality. - Monitor signal strength for a stable connection. - View the current camera state, whether it is Disconnected, Connected, Recording, or Exposing. - Stay informed about the recording/exposing time and access a countdown for the second noise reduction exposure. - Zoom in or out with power zoom lenses. Adjust the speed of zooming according to your preference in settings. - Manually focus with any lens by adjusting it in the positive or negative direction. Modify the speed of focusing in settings. - Experience experimental focus stacking with any camera supported by this app. - Enjoy the convenience of a quick access to the App from the lock screen, control center, action buttons or watch face. - Theme App with your favorite color. Theme can be synchronized with Apple Watch app. - Use different control scheme during operating multiple cameras. - Access all features of the iOS app on your Apple Watch. - Use predefined or create your own powerful Apple Shortcuts. Trigger them with Siri or Action Button. Supported cameras: ZV-1F, ZV-1, DSC-RX100M7, DSC-RX0M2, ZV-E1, ZV-E10 ILCE-1, ILCE-9, ILCE-9M2, ILCE-9M3, ILCE-7SM3, ILCE-7RM5, ILCE-7RM4A, ILCE-7RM4, ILCE-7RM3A, ILCE-7RM3, ILCE-7C, ILCE-7CM2, ILCE-7CR, ILCE-7M4, ILCE-7M3 ILCE-6700, ILCE-6600, ILCE-6400, ILCE-6100 ILME-FX3, ILME-FX30, ILX-LR1 LEGAL: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Sony, ɑ, Cyber-shot, NEX, RX are trademarks of Sony.

About

Kino

Easily create cinematic videos with professional color presets and automatic motion smoothing. Offers advanced manual controls and LUT import for experienced filmmakers. Learn filmmaking with free lessons.

Highlights
  • Cinematic color presets
  • Automatic motion smoothing
  • Manual camera controls
  • Focus peaking and waveform
  • LUT import and Instant Grade
  • Free filmmaking lessons
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Make great video easy! Kino lets you just press record and create cinematic video with color presets created by expert filmmakers—no edit required. Plus, with “AutoMotion,” the app automatically creates that smooth "film look" you see at the movies. Shoot great video with no film school required. Are you an experienced filmmaker? Kino includes all the features you need to shoot like a Pro, such as a full manual mode, focus peaking, color waveform, audio meters, and more. If you’re experienced in color, you can import LUTs quickly and use the same powerful Instant Grade feature to output video with baked in LUTs. Regardless of your skill level, Kino adapts to your needs. Pick your experience level when setting up the app to dial things in your way or go with recommended, simple settings. The beautiful, simple interface shows only essential things, while keeping powerful features under thumb’s reach. INSTANT GRADE Kino comes packed with pro color presets by experts like Stu Maschwitz, Sandwich Video, Evan Schneider, Tyler Stalman and Kevin Ong. With one tap, you can shoot video with cinematic, film-like color by selecting a Grade preset. With Instant Grade, you don’t have to apply it later or do any editing steps: Kino just saves the processed video for you, ready to share. LEARN ALONG Getting started with video? The Kino team has a free series of lessons prepared you can dive into right away to learn filmmaking with the app. Start out with our simple recommended settings and enroll in a lesson plan to get lessons emailed to you that are easy to follow and let you unlock every feature of the app to use for making better videos. PRO TOOLS Kino’s simple interface does not mean it lacks in powerful pro tools. Start out with automatic exposure with EV adjustment and AE and WB lock, or drop into full manual mode with shutter speed, angle and ISO adjustment. Compose a shot with the grid with built in level, check exposure with the RGB waveform, and pull focus with focus peaking. Kino can store your recordings in Files instead of Photos for better and easy shot management, and even features a screen lock to prevent inadvertent taps messing up your shot. Set custom recording settings (like 4K 60FPS Apple Log ProRes422HQ on iPhone 15 Pro) or get started with presets for flexibiltiy. BEAUTIFUL INTERFACE Thoughtful touches are abound in Kino: from a screen-wide telltale ring to show you are recording, to beautiful custom typography throughout with our own bespoke fonts, Kino balances beauty and simplicity with flexibility and control for users of any skill level. AUTOMOTION Get cinematic motion like in feature films. Introducing: AutoMotion. Kino biases exposure towards a 180° shutter speed by default. If you land in this sweet spot, and available light supports it, the ‘Auto’ label turns green — showing you are in the sweet spot for great cinematic motion. Bright day out? Pop an ND filter on your iPhone and don’t worry about adjusting manual settings: Kino will take care of prioritizing shutter angle so you can just shoot and get great results. LUT FRIENDLY One of the powerful aspects of Kino is being able to download new looks from your favorite creators or your own making. Author .cube LUT files in Pixelmator Pro, Davinci Resolve, or other apps (up to 33x33) and open them in Kino with a tap. TRULY PRIVATE None of our apps gather or collect data, or analyze your videos and photos. We believe the most important thing a camera can be is private. CREATOR SPECIAL Are you a creator or filmmaker and want to get started with or love using Kino? Get in touch with us to get our ‘Creator Kit’: see the Kino website for more details. When sharing your work, tag it #shotwithkino so we can feature it online. Thanks for making it this far! Kino is made by friends — Ben Sandofsky and Sebastiaan de With, with the help of Katie-Rose Summerfield and Doug Broussard. We made this app with love and care and we hope you love it.

Screenshots

Alpha Remote Controller4 screens
Kino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alpha Remote Controller at 75% against Kino's 49%. Alpha Remote Controller also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($5.99 vs $9.99). Kino's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1) and chart position (#27 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Alpha Remote Controller costs $5.99 and Kino $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alpha Remote Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kino has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Alpha Remote Controller's written reviews are positive against 49% of Kino's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alpha Remote Controller ships an update every 9 days, Kino monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Alpha Remote Controller versus Kino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlpha Remote ControllerKino
Price$5.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#27 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir BelohradskyLux Optics Incorporated

Customer experience

Alpha Remote Controller

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Kino

All ratings1,944 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative38.0%

Bugs and requests

Alpha Remote Controller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Kino

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Video recording issues (frame drops, black screens)
  • LUT import failures
  • Unresponsive touch controls
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Tap to focus/expose
  • Bluetooth shutter control
  • Anamorphic desqueeze
  • Custom preset settings
  • External mic support
Show 4 more
  • Geolocation tagging
  • Batch processing
  • Orientation lock
  • Improved EXIF metadata

In-app purchases

None

Alpha Remote Controller

No in-app purchases

None

Kino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alpha Remote Controller free?
Alpha Remote Controller costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kino free?
Kino costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alpha Remote Controller or Kino?
Alpha Remote Controller is rated higher. Alpha Remote Controller averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kino averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Alpha Remote Controller or Kino have ads?
Neither Alpha Remote Controller nor Kino shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alpha Remote Controller or Kino?
Alpha Remote Controller ships an update every 9 days, and Kino monthly. Most recently, Alpha Remote Controller was updated on September 23, 2026 and Kino on September 22, 2026.

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